Aurora

Chapter 7: Not A Damsel In Distress

~Matteo~

The bust was successful and I couldn't be any more smug about it. Their faces when we interrupted their deal that they wanted to make behind my back.
Oh that faces are so rewarding, especially after I put a bullet in their pitiful skulls. You never betray your mafia family. So if you do, be prepared for the consequences.
My phone rings and I answer it without looking at the called id.
The sound of sobs came through. My mind went on overdrive, I just knew it was Aurora. "Aurora, Amore mio, what is wrong?"
She kept crying and without much thought I tracked her phone and put in the coordinations in the car.
"Bella om on my way, it's going to be oky!"
I'm sure I will get a few speeding tickets, but all that matters to me is getting to a crying Aurora. My anger was getting out of control, thinking that someone upsetted or hurt her. That someone will pay dearly when I get my hands on them.

I park at the house. It was quite beautiful and homey, two story houese.
I knock on the door.
"Aurora?"
I knock again more vigorously and the door slowly opens. Revealing a still crying Aurora.
"Matteo?" I pulled her in my arms. "Are you alright?" I whisper in her ear and she nods. "What happened?" I took her face and looked at her, making sure she was allright.
"Sono così felice che tu sia oky amore mio."
She walks us into the kitchen and she poured us some tea. "Remember the Disney party?"
"Yes."
"Well when the moms paid me they gave me too much. Way to much." I failed to understand her situation.
"I called them to ask if they knew about how much they gave and they knew." I'm still failing to see the issue.
"With all my saving and now this huge payment, especially this payment, I can go to the Design university that I told you about, fully paid!"
"What?" She then begins to smile, still crying a few tears. "I can go to university!"
I grab her and spinn her around. "That's wonderful Aurora Mio Angelo! You are amazing."
She giggled. "I'm so sorry I worried you and made you drive all the way here. I was just so overwhelmed with everything. The feeling of finally being able to do what I wanted, I just wanted you to be the first person I share it with."
My heart skipped a beat, she wanted me to be the first person who knew about this.

I realized something. She doesn't need me, at all. She is not a damsel in distress. She makes her own way no matter what.
"I'm so proud of you Aurora." She lets out a yawn.
"Thank you Matteo."
"When last did you sleep." She was deep in though. "Uuuhhmmm." I scooped her up and she let out a squeak and laughed.
"Let's go to bed Principessa."
She directs me to her room while drifting off to sleep as I walk to her room.  I reach her room and she was already asleep on my shoulder.
As carefully as I could I open her sheets and gently place her in her bed, tucking her in.
I wanted to leave, but seeing her here like this, I couldn't leave her.

~Aurora~

I wake up with an arm draped around me. I slowly turn around to find Matteo sleeping next to me, just on the sheets, not under like me.
"Nothing wierd about a dude lying here like a creep." I whisper and he pouts, "Do you think I'm a creep?" Him pouting was so cute.
"Well you changed to being cute just now." That made him frown. I really want to kiss him right now.
"Cute, I am not cute." I kiss his nose. "What, Mr Mafia can't be cute?" His face only shows how shocked he was when I said mafia.
"You...you know?"
I laughed. He looks so spooked. "You think I didn't figure that out? Especially after our date, I called you and instead of doing the right thing and call the cops, you showed up with your own backup. Now who would do than unless they are in a mafia?" I smirked at him.
He really was adorable.

~Matteo~

She knew that I am in the mafia and she is still with me.
Well not with me with me, but still talking to me. "And I know very well your the leader too." Busted and I'm blown away. "And you are oky with that?" No lady really is ever oky with their man being in the mafia. Ever.
"Well organized crime is better than chaos crime." I laugh at her reasoning. "Matteo..." Her voice became serious. "Aurora."
"I like you, really like you." She was a blushing mess in my arms. "I really like you too Aurora."
I kiss her forehead and held her a little longer. "I should maybe get ready." She gets out of the bed. "Indeed, I'm taking you out and you are going to tell me all about this fashion design university." I've never seen her this excited. "Oky!" She hopped out of the bed and the shower was on in seconds.

"And it's one of the best! I didn't even think they would accept me, I mean I thought what is the worst that could happen? Say no. It didn't seem so bad at all to take a chance." Aurora hasn't stop talking since we arrived at the mall. She was so into telling me everything she didn't even notice that I chose her clothing for her to fit and then paid what she liked on herself. So here I am with shopping bags like dahm jewelry on my arms and she keeps talking.
In all honesty, I didn't mind it one bit. I lead her to the restaurant and we sit down, because I was so hungry. She blinked, like she was just realizing where we are.
She blushed. "I'm sorry, I talked too much, didn't I?" I lift her face so that she looks at me. "If anything, I want you to talk to your hearts content." She blushed again. "Stop being so cheesy Matteo." She mumbles and I chuckle.
"Maybe I can't help myself around you?" Oh she was full on blushing now, even her ears were red and she burries her face in her hands. "Matteo stop!" She hisses back and I laugh. "I'm sorry, I'll back off now oky." She peeks through her hand. "Promise."
"Pinky promise." She lifts her head up, "Alright."

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Sono così felice che tu sia oky amore mio.

I'm so glad that you are oky my love.